Practice Test Flashcards
Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?
North Korea embraced Communism while South Korea chose Democracy.
The National Defense Education Act (1958) was created to
improve the advancement of education in the areas of science, math, and foreign languages
The Bay of Pigs invasion, the completion of the Berlin Wall, and the Cuban Missile Crisis are all associated with which president?
John F. Kennedy
How did the GI Bill help many Americans move from the lower class to the middle class?
It gave veterans financial aid to attend college and buy suburban homes.
What did Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Soviet Union have in common during the World War II era?
They were all totalitarian states.
Which answer choice lists the events of World War II in correct chronological order?
Pearl Harbor → Germany’s invasion of France → Victory in Europe → D-Day
Why did President Harry Truman decide to hit the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with two atomic bombs in 1945?
He hoped to prevent an invasion of Japan and save the lives of American soldiers.
What role did “Rosie the Riveter”play during World War II?
to encourage women to enter the workforce
In November of 1938, an event took place in which many Germans attacked Jewish homes, businesses, and places of worship. This event, which is often cited as a significant escalation of anti-Jewish sentiment in Germany was known as…
Kristallnacht
The purpose of the Soviet blockade of Berlin (1948-1949) was to
Allow Communist forces to have total control over east AND west Berlin
What event is being described by the following statements?
- laid responsibility for the first World War on Germany
-Dictated that germany would pay reparations and arm its military
- resulted in substantial loss of territory for Germany
- helped set the stage for European conflict that would eventually rest in WW11
The Treaty of Versailles
Which statement is TRUE regarding American actions toward Japan in the months before Pearl Harbor?
An embargo was placed on gas and steel exports to Japan in response to the Japanese invasion of Manchuria
After World War II the United States used the Marshall Plan to help European countries rebuild their economies and infrastructure. The United States also provided assistance to Greece and Turkey. One of the reasons for this large amount of assistance was to
encourage these countries to resist the influence of Communism.
North Korea and South Korea both received help from other nations during the Korean War. Which countries intervened?
China supported North Korea; the United States supported South Korea.
Whose writings would likely have the biggest impact on the typical suburban housewife in the early 1960’s?
Betty Freidan
How did the German and Japanese governments MOST LIKELY view America’s passing of the Lend-Lease Act?
as the United States beginning to move away from isolationist policies
In the late 1930s and during World War II, millions of American men were drafted into military service. This meant that there were millions of jobs - many of them industrial and agricultural - that were left vacant and in need of being filled.How did MOST American businesses attempt to deal with the labor shortages that potentially affected their businesses?
They first hired many women, then African Americans
When World War started in 1939, what was the official position of the United States?
Neutrality
When the idea of containment was first introduced as a major feature of United States foreign policy we meant that
the United States would not challenge communism in the countries where it already existed but would act to stop it from spreading, especially in Europe.
As car production became more efficient, cars became more affordable for American families. One result of this increase in automobile ownership was
growth of suburban areas around cities.
The rationing of tires shown in the photograph is MOST likely to be caused by
shortages caused by World War II
Which decade are the pictures below most closely associated with?
1950s
ow did the Cuban Missile Crisis conclude?
Russia & the US negotiated a peaceful end & eventually signed a ban on nuclear testing
The Lend-Lease Act was an attempt by the United States to
let countries fighting the Nazis obtain weapons easily
